Lindeman v. Kelso School District No. 458

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Owens, J.

A surveillance videotape installed on a public school bus recorded an altercation between two students. When parents Richard and Ginger Lindeman (Lindemans) sought access to the videotape through a public disclosure request, Kelso School District No. 458 (District) denied the request on the basis that the videotape was exempt under former RCW 42.17.310(1)(a) (2003)1 (hereinafter “student file exemption”). The trial court agreed that the videotape was exempt under the student file exemption, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. We reverse the Court of Appeals and hold that the…